A Khartoum court has ordered the Internet to be restored, five weeks after it was shut down by Sudan's ruling military council. The move comes several days after the country's military leaders reached an agreement with the opposition alliance to share power until elections are held in three years' time. BBC News reports that the Internet was blocked on 3 June after a deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in the capital which left more than 100 protesters dead. While it was a court ruling that preceded the re-connection, it would not have happened so smoothly if the military had not felt the security threat had eased. As previously reported in Legalbrief Today, lawyer Abdel-Adheem Hassan last month won a lawsuit against telecoms operator Zain Sudan over the blackout. However, his victory only benefited him as he filed the case in his personal capacity. As a result, he was the only civilian in the country able to access the Internet without resorting to complicated hacks. UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet had called on the military government to end the Internet shutdown.